RIP Bob Morton...and a bunch of other roles.
I mostly knew him as playing weaselly executives but I'm sure he had some other roles that showcased his talents. Guy managed to stay in the business near 40 years and mostly with fairly well respectable movie and TV credits...
(Beverly Hill Chihauhau 3 not withstanding)
Sad to hear. He also had a small role as the helmsmen of the Excelsior in Star Trek III.
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Are you kidding me 2017?!
RIP Miguel.
Probably best know for being in the series Crossing Jordan for 6 or 7 seasons. Did a lot of smaller roles. One of those that seemed to make the show/movie a little better.
His mother was Rosemary Clooney. Yes, that makes him a cousin of George Clooney.
Oh no!!! He's the guy I said looked like Gus! (except for the, uh... hair)
RIP Miguel. :(
Quote from: OJsDad on January 19, 2017, 07:24:22 PM
RIP Miguel.
Probably best know for being in the series Crossing Jordan for 6 or 7 seasons. Did a lot of smaller roles. One of those that seemed to make the show/movie a little better.
His mother was Rosemary Clooney. Yes, that makes him a cousin of George Clooney.
And Jose Ferrer (
Cockleshell Heroes,
David Lynch's Dune, etc) was his dad.
I thought he was a great actor, despite getting secondary roles all the time (and usually asshole ones).
There was one old movie, in which he was actually the main character, that stands out as an unusual one in my mind. I thought was enjoyable at the time, even though it was a bit of a budget film that went under the radar. One of those flicks you only notice on a cable movie channel late at night and decide to give a try.
Think it was about him getting accidentally mixed up with some criminal nightmare situation south of the border. Probably only memorable due to him being the main character for once. From the 90s iirc. The Harvest??
Quote from: Staggerwing on January 19, 2017, 07:29:35 PM
And Jose Ferrer (Cockleshell Heroes, David Lynch's Dune, CYRANO FREAKING DE BERGERAC, etc) was his dad.
Updated to be more relevant. First Hispanic actor to win an Academy award, for that role. :coolsmiley: "I have been
robbed! -- there is no hundred here!" {assassins get ocrap look, start planning retreat} Hard to improve the original, but he did it.
Didn't know Rosemary Clooney was Miguel's mother, though!
RIP.
Also please note that I am still alive, potentially.
And I personally think I look more like Stanley Tucci.
I think you just jinxed Stanley Tucci
He'll be fine, he's hardcore. The only guy that can kill Tucci is Tucci.
Rest easy, perpetually-cast-as-asshole-man.
Dang. All the character actors I grew up with in the millions of action movies I saw are slowly falling away. Sigh. :-\
I remember him from Stephen King's The Stand. RIP Miguel.
Quote from: JasonPratt on January 20, 2017, 10:07:51 AM
Quote from: Staggerwing on January 19, 2017, 07:29:35 PM
And Jose Ferrer (Cockleshell Heroes, David Lynch's Dune, CYRANO FREAKING DE BERGERAC, etc) was his dad.
Updated to be more relevant.
How is
Dune not Relevant? Who cannot remember Emperor Shaddam IV shouting out "Bring in that floating fat man!" when summoning Baron Harkonnen to explain his failure to crush House Atreides?
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That man could wear some gold on his chest. :-* And that outfit he's in was just his pajamas. :o